Yes, but I have no children to avenge the situation. Frankly, I'm happy about that--poor kids would be stunted if I had them.
I really would tell myself that, and wish I were not where I am right now--at least in some ways. In other ways, I am exactly where I want to be (but those are mostly professional, educational, and spiritual). When it comes to my home life--I just cannot live with other people...or else cannot live with a man...or else just have gotten a couple of rotten ones. Or something. But it sucks. And I am working on changing it...and if I knew then what I know now, I'd be in a different place.